Fabregas commits to Gunners

Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has signed a deal that will keep him with the Premiership club until 2011.

The deal was confirmed by the player's agent in a report in Spain's La Voz de Galicia newspaper.

The paper reports that a four-year deal was originally on the table but that the sale of Arsenal's French midfielder Patrick Vieira to Juventus prompted the London club to offer a longer contract for the Spain U21 international who was once on the books of Barcelona.

The player's agent Joseba Diaz told the paper: "With this gesture, Arsenal wanted to reward the hard work of Cesc who at 18 is a player who is a Premiership regular and very appreciated by his club."